Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia

Malaysia: Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex was 0.43 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.43 deaths
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
99th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.43 deaths
in 2019
All-time low
0.31 deaths
in 2007
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.34 deaths2001: 0.33 deaths2002: 0.34 deaths2003: 0.33 deaths2004: 0.32 deaths2005: 0.33 deaths2006: 0.32 deaths2007: 0.31 deaths2008: 0.31 deaths2009: 0.32 deaths2010: 0.33 deaths2011: 0.33 deaths2012: 0.33 deaths2013: 0.34 deaths2014: 0.36 deaths2015: 0.4 deaths2016: 0.4 deaths2017: 0.42 deaths2018: 0.42 deaths2019: 0.43 deaths2020: 0.37 deaths2021: 0.43 deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.43 deaths for cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia peaked at 0.43 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.31 deaths, in 2007.

That places Malaysia 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia, 2000 to 2021.
Year deaths Change
2000 0.34 deaths
2001 0.33 deaths -2.9%
2002 0.34 deaths +3.0%
2003 0.33 deaths -2.9%
2004 0.32 deaths -3.0%
2005 0.33 deaths +3.1%
2006 0.32 deaths -3.0%
2007 0.31 deaths -3.1%
2008 0.31 deaths +0.0%
2009 0.32 deaths +3.2%
2010 0.33 deaths +3.1%
2011 0.33 deaths +0.0%
2012 0.33 deaths +0.0%
2013 0.34 deaths +3.0%
2014 0.36 deaths +5.9%
2015 0.4 deaths +11.1%
2016 0.4 deaths +0.0%
2017 0.42 deaths +5.0%
2018 0.42 deaths +0.0%
2019 0.43 deaths +2.4%
2020 0.37 deaths -14.0%
2021 0.43 deaths +16.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.325 deaths 0.31 deaths 0.34 deaths 10
2010s 0.376 deaths 0.33 deaths 0.43 deaths 10
2020s 0.4 deaths 0.37 deaths 0.43 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 96 Uruguay 0.46 deaths compare
  2. 97 Georgia 0.45 deaths compare
  3. 97 Namibia 0.45 deaths compare
  4. 99 Eswatini 0.43 deaths compare
  5. 101 Jamaica 0.42 deaths compare
  6. 102 Serbia 0.4 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia?
Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia was 0.43 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cocaine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.43 deaths in 2019.
What is the lowest cocaine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.31 deaths in 2007.
How does Malaysia rank for cocaine use disorder deaths by sex?
Malaysia ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is cocaine use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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